High Knee Squat (male)

High Knee Squat demonstration gif

Instructions:

  • 1Stand tall, feet hip width apart
  • 2Lift your right knee as high as you can, bringing it up to your chest
  • 3Simultaneously perform a squat by bending your left knee and lowering your body
  • 4Stand back up, and switch legs, this time lifting the left knee and squatting on the right
  • 5Repeat for a set number of repetitions interchanging legs

Tips:

  • Maintain your balance by engaging your core and keeping your torso upright
  • Exhale as you lift the knee, inhale as you squat
  • Try to keep the squatting leg's knee in line with the foot, not allowing it to cave inward
  • As the exercise gets easier, increase the speed to challenge yourself

High Knee Squat Muscles Worked

Arms

Back

Core

Legs